I feel my baby moving now and it’s not what I thought it would feel like

[noirmum]

I’ve always heard mothers excited and finding it so cute and feel a massive connection when the baby moves but personally when I feel the little twitches It doesn’t feel special. I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s not strong enough yet or people over exaggerated it. I’ve felt him move since 13 weeks (due to being 18 and I was a size xs before pregnancy and the way my placenta is placed) and the first time I cried my eyes out but after that I only feel little twitches near my hip then have bad cramps. It’s almost annoying. I love love love this baby so much I just don’t understand the reason how people miss this. I’m 15 w 6 days am I too early to feel what others do?!

You was a size XS and now a size 18 at 15 weeks?

People dont normally start to feel movements till around 18 weeks - 24 weeks
So what you are feeling may not be baby moving, but may be growing / stretching pains

Yes, as above poster said, it’s too early for you to feel ‘proper’ movements. Don’t worry, it will happen in the coming weeks and I’m sure it will feel amazing for you.

I think the 18 is her age.

Personally whilst pleased the baby was moving I didn't like the sensation at all.

Towards the end each time it felt really uncomfortable.

I read that as she is 18 yrs old and 15 weeks pregnant.

Honestly, I think you would only be feeling the baby move starting around now. It's like a weird itchy fluttering at first. Not to be compared with the indigestion bubbles that you're probably also not used to because you're 18!

Wait until it gets hiccups when you are trying to sleep... 🙁

It’s too early to feel baby move. What you’re feeling is your body expanding / relaxing - it bloody hurts. Try and relax. I found hot showers and aromatherapy oils helped

That’s rubbish. Maybe you didn’t but i100% did. I’ve felt this baby from 13 weeks and it’s my 5th pregnancy I know the location and exactly what it feels like.

op I don’t like it either and it’s worse in the third trimester when it feels like a boxing match is happening inside you

some women feel it earlier (13 weeks+) because of their placenta plus body size. Since I was still an xs going to a s sized and I’m slightly shorter I was able to feel the baby move more early! it’s uncommon but happens a lot.

I know it’s not indigestion bubbles at least. I’ve had digestion issues after I recovered from fasting when body standards became a thing and I’ve felt them before. These feel like twitches and not bubbles 🤍

My first pregnancy so I feel very lucky. I’m not looking forward to 3rd trimester but this pregnancy hasn’t been the worst at least 😂

I feel what was described as movement by my midwife so I’m sure it’ll just get stronger the longer im pregnant!

Im 18 years old and I was a sized xs before pregnancy 🤍

I didn't mind the early bubbly feeling but I found the 2nd trimester full on tumbling to be such an unsettling feeling - like snakes wriggling around in a bag. I was on my own in bed the first time it happened and I had to switch on a light and turn on the radio for company and distraction.

yes it definitely can get weirder. I never understand how some people never know they are pregnant. Towards the end of my pregnancies I had full on feet and elbows pressing out through my stomach to the point you could physically identify the body part just by looking. My first was a massive fidget (still is!) and would pummel me from inside and constantly stretch or re-position themselves. The next one was calmer but still big and strong. Pregnancy experience is so different for everyone though.

I’m so glad pregnancy is over for this reason. I found the movements mesmerising but at the same time I didn’t love the feeling. It was all just weird!

I got used to them though.

I am 19 weeks and feeling bumps and twitches. To be honest I find it reassuring because it means the baby is alive and moving around (I have had miscarriages before) but at the same time a little part of me feels it’s a bit freaky and unsettling… there’s literally a small human being growing inside me, doesn’t that sound like something from a sci-fi movie?! 😅

Tbh, for me, baby movements are like most things during pregnancy: people look back and romanticise so much of what is actually just weird, uncomfortable or even painful.

Oh and just wait until they get bigger and you get the horrible rolling sensation when they turn!

I first felt my baby at around 15 weeks, 10 weeks on and the sensation is much different now compared to then. It does feel so weird and is taking some getting used to, but what I gush over is the reassurance of my baby responding when I poke and just feeling her move in general knowing i’ll meet her soon, not so much the feeling itself.

I imagine it’ll get even more weirder as baby gets bigger 😅

Tbh, for me, baby movements are like most things during pregnancy: people look back and romanticise so much of what is actually just weird, uncomfortable or even painful.

This. Instagram will tell you pregnancy is amazing. Most real women will tell you that, while they are excited about their baby and they appreciate the miracle of life, it's hard work, weird and uncomfortable.

As above, I like the kicks but the squirmy feelings are just weird. I don't hate it because it's reassuring but it definitely feels weird and freaky sometimes.

I don't like it either. I am w21 and they are now unmistakable movements. I think it feels like when you take off in a plane or get dropped on a rollercoaster, that sucking feeling in your stomach, just randomly and without warning.. it's unnerving. Doesn't hurt or anything but it's keeping me up during the night because it's so strange...

OP I blooming hated being pregnant. I absolutely adore my child and no one could love her more than I do, but actually being pregnant was not pleasant. Some mothers love it, some don't. The movement may be something you come to enjoy more as it gets more defined.

Tbh, for me, baby movements are like most things during pregnancy: people look back and romanticise so much of what is actually just weird, uncomfortable or even painful.

Eh I'm not sure, I didn't have any weird, uncomfortable or painful movements. Initially they were like twisty twinges, then rolls, kicks, etc. I found them cute and endearing. Certainly no negative emotions.

That said, I'm pregnant again now and it's chalk and cheese - no nausea, sickness or pain last time, and I was rarely tired. I'm exhausted this time, feel sick a lot, and my hips and back hurt. I'm not sure that it's romanticised, but I do think that it varies MASSIVELY, and if you had less of the really good elements, it can feel like the better pregnancies are just lies.